# output.distPath

- **Type:**

```ts
type DistPathConfig =
  | string
  | {
      root?: string;
      html?: string;
      favicon?: string;
      js?: string;
      jsAsync?: string;
      css?: string;
      cssAsync?: string;
      svg?: string;
      font?: string;
      wasm?: string;
      image?: string;
      media?: string;
      assets?: string;
    };
```

- **Default:**

```js
const defaultDistPath = {
  root: 'dist',
  html: './',
  favicon: './',
  js: output.target === 'node' ? '' : 'static/js',
  jsAsync: output.target === 'node' ? '' : 'static/js/async',
  css: 'static/css',
  cssAsync: 'static/css/async',
  svg: 'static/svg',
  font: 'static/font',
  wasm: 'static/wasm',
  image: 'static/image',
  media: 'static/media',
  assets: 'static/assets',
};
```

Configure the directory for output files. Rsbuild outputs files to the specified subdirectory according to file type.

- `string`: Set the root output directory to a specific path, equivalent to `distPath.root`.
- `object`: Set the output directory for each file type.

> See [Output files](/guide/basic/output-files) for more information.

## File types

`output.distPath` can be configured differently for different file types.

Each `output.distPath` option controls different file types:

- `root`: The root directory of all output files.
- `html`: The output directory of HTML files.
- `favicon`: The output directory of favicon files.
- `js`: The output directory of JavaScript files.
- `jsAsync`: The output directory of async JavaScript files, which by default are output to the `async` subdirectory of `distPath.js`.
- `css`: The output directory of CSS style files.
- `cssAsync`: The output directory of async CSS files, which by default are output to the `async` subdirectory of `distPath.css`.
- `svg`: The output directory of SVG images.
- `font`: The output directory of font files.
- `wasm`: The output directory of WebAssembly files.
- `image`: The output directory of non-SVG images.
- `media`: The output directory of media assets, such as videos.
- `assets`: The output directory of other static assets, such as the assets defined in [Extend Asset Types](/guide/basic/static-assets#extend-asset-types).

## Root directory

The `root` is the root directory of the build artifacts and can be specified as a relative or absolute path. If `root` is a relative path, it is appended to the project's root directory to form an absolute path.

Other directories can only be specified as relative paths and will be output relative to the `root` directory.

## Example

The JavaScript files will be output to the `distPath.root` + `distPath.js` directory, which is `dist/static/js`.

To output JavaScript files to the `build/resource/js` directory, add the following configuration:

```ts title="rsbuild.config.ts"
export default {
  output: {
    distPath: {
      root: 'build',
      js: 'resource/js',
    },
  },
};
```

The above configuration will generate the following directory structure:

```bash
build
├── resource
│   └── js
│       └── index.js
└── index.html
```

## Version history

| Version | Changes                                     |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| v1.4.13 | Added support for `distPath.favicon` option |
| v1.6.0  | Added support for string type               |
